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What can cause coronary heart disease?
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Unhappy hearts: Caused by bad cholesterol and inflammation. Both can clog the pipes to your heart. How to keep your heart (and elsewhere) happy: eat well (whole grains, fruits and veggies). Get moving 30-60 minutes every day. Don't smoke. Make friends. Smile.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Many: But commonly associated with high cholesterol, high lipids, hypertension, diabetes and genetic predisposition.
Answered 6/10/2015
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Cholesterol buildup: In coronary artery disease, cholesterol builds up in the walls of the arteries. As the walls thicken, the inside (the lumen) becomes narrowed creating an obstacle for the blood trying to get to the heart. The process begins in the teenage years but only becomes symptomatic later in life.
Answered 12/14/2018
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5 risk factors: Build up of fatty plaques in artery wall is associated with smoking, high cholesterol diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and family history.
Answered 12/4/2012
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